The fire-ravaged West Australian town of Yarloop has re-opened to the public, seven months after it was levelled by a bushfire. The inferno reduced 181 buildings to rubble and killed two people. Roadblocks have been lifted in a bid to kick-start the reconstruction process, and residents say it's a major step in the healing process.

An independent review into Western Australia's worst ever bushfire has declared that the state's management system is 'failing Government and Western Australians'. The Waroona blaze in January this year burned for a fortnight, killing two people and all but destroying the timber town of Yarloop. The review has called for the creation of a rural fire service for the state.

Western Australia's internationally renowned Margaret River wine region is commonly chalked up as a place of wealth, opulence and culinary excellence. But there's an underbelly of poor and homeless locals who go unnoticed. A group of residents have banded together to see what they can do to create change.

Businessman Paul Callander, consultant Tony Woods and beekeeper Brendan Fewster say if the of a New Zealand tea tree variety proves a success, they believe they can establish a significant Manuka honey industry in Western Australia.

One month after fire destroyed the historic West Australia town of Yarloop, residents are still struggling to come to terms with the scale of the destruction. There's growing anger about the speed with which Government has committed to clean up and concern about whether the Government will rebuild the settlement.